Michael Kayode

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Michael Kayode
Personal information
Full name Michael Olabode Kayode
Date of birth (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Borgomanero, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Fiorentina
Number 33
Youth career
2014−2018 Juventus
2018−2020 Gozzano
2021−2023 Fiorentina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020−2021 Gozzano 34 (2)
2023− Fiorentina 23 (1)
International career‡
2021−2022 Italy U18 4 (0)
2022−2023 Italy U19 12 (1)
2023− Italy U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Michael Olabode Kayode (born 10 July 2004) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Fiorentina.

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Club career

Kayode started his youth career at Juventus, where he remained for seven years until 2018. [1] [2] He played the 2020–21 season with Serie D club Gozzano, with which he scored two goals and two assists in 34 matches, and gained promotion to Serie C. [1] He cited his experience in Serie D as "a step backwards to make two forwards". [1]

Kayode joined Fiorentina after his spell in Serie D in 2021 and was integrated into their youth sector. [1] With Fiorentina, he won one Coppa Italia Primavera and one Supercoppa Italiana Primavera. [2]

International career

Born in Italy, Kayode is of Nigerian descent. [3] In July 2023, he decided the final of the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which Italy won 1–0 to Portugal. [1]

On 17 October 2023 he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match won 2–0 against Norway in Bolzano.

Career statistics

As of match played 21 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gozzano 2020–21 Serie D 342———342
Fiorentina 2023–24 Serie A 231306 [lower-alpha 1] 01 [lower-alpha 2] 0331
Career total573306010673

Honours

Italy U19

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chi è Kayode, il laterale che ha consegnato gli Europei all'Italia Under 19". Goal.com (in Italian). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "La Juve, la Serie D e ora la Viola: chi è Kayode". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "'He plays like a veteran' - Pundit hails 19yo Kayode after Serie A debut for Fiorentina". allnigeriasoccer.com.
  4. ↑ "Portugal 0-1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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